#islam the light

[urban-lad]

Late-nineteenth-century watercolor portraits of indigenous North-African men by Spanish painter Josep Tapiró i Baró (1836-1913).

[shaimaafekry]

Beautiful morning 🤎

Cairo, Egypt 🌿

[utkhowaga]

The streets of old Cairo come alive at night during the holy month of Ramadan.

[taneid]

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Some Islamic Art Vocabulary

for your next poem/story

Calligraphy - the art of elegant or stylized writing in which the word itself becomes a work of art; exceptionally skilled Muslim calligraphers gained honorific titles and fame

Cartouche - a decorative oval or oblong-shaped panel with scrolled edges used in art and architecture as a base for inscriptions or other decorations, or used as a decoration in and of itself

Cenotaph - a tomblike monument or memorial dedicated to a deceased person who is buried elsewhere

Kufic script - coming into use in the seventh century, this was used primarily for monumental purposes, its angular forms ideal for architectural decoration

Marquetry - decoration achieved by inlaying patterns into precious woods or ivory

Mihrab - a recessed niche in a mosque wall that indicates the direction of Mecca and marks the focus of congregational prayers, usually the most adorned and decorated element of the mosque

Mina’i ware - a Persian style of pottery in which most colors are applied over the glaze

Muqarnas - initially structural in purpose and made of stone, later decorative and crafted of plaster, these clustered niches or parts of niches were used to decorate the area between the walls and dome in Islamic architecture (also known as honeycomb or stalactite vaulting)

Omphalos - from the Greek word for “navel,” a decorative motif consisting of a bump or knob within a circle

Vegetal motifs - decoration reminiscent of plants, usually characterized by curving, twisting linear forms such as stalks or stems, as well as floral or leaf patterns

Source ⚜ More: Word Lists

[ayten-ali]

‎بِسْــــــــــــــــــــــمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

🌹🌟🤲Esselamü Aleyküm🤲🌟🌹

Hidayete erenlere gelince, Allah onların hidayetini artırır. Onların Allah’a karşı gelmekten sakınmalarını sağlar.

🌹 (Muhammed Suresi 17. Ayet Meali )🌹

[sayxit]

Would you?

[secular-jew]

[chthonic-empyrean]

أعلم أن الحياة خدشت يداك بما فيه الكفاية، و انا هنا لأقبلها

I know life scratched your hands enough, and I'm here to kiss them.

[viagginterstellari]

Needs a chair - Khiva, 2022

[downfalldestiny]

Elhamdulilah 🤲🕌🕋 !.

[shaimaafekry]

Beautiful morning ☀️

Cairo, Egypt 🌿🌻

[letsswaytogether]

"Beware of your heart, do not spoil it more than it should, and do not neglect it more than it deserves."

Mahmoud Darwish

[yourcozylibrary]

And we created you in pairs [78:8]

[nejjcollectsbooks]

thrifted bookish finds 1.may.24

i've discovered that i've missed out on so much by ignoring those uncomfortably large non-fiction books that crowd the bottom of every bookshelf. found a book on Islamic architecture and two nature books with the most adorable illustrations which I'll be posting pics of in the coming days.

> Monuments of Civilisation: Islam by Umberto Scerrato - middle eastern history, north african history, islamic history, history, architecture, non-fiction. > Nature Diary by Janet Marsh - memoir, nature, art, non-fiction. > Still Glides the Stream by Flora Thompson - historical fiction, literary fiction, British fiction, classic.

[ayten-ali]

‎بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

🍃🌹🍃🕋🌹🍃🕋🌹🍃

Şüphesiz biz yeryüzünde olan şeyleri, onun üzerinde ziynet/süs yaptık. Böylece insanların hangisinin amel bakımından daha güzel olduğunu denemek istedik.

🍃🌹(Kehf-7) 🌹🍃